NGC 1903

NGC 1903
Hubble Space Telescope photograph of NGC 1903
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension	05h 17m 22.4s [1]
Declination	−69° 20′ 07″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	11.9 [2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1′ [3]
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation	Dorado
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 1903 is a star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope. ^[4]

Sources

• van Loon, J. Th.; et al. (November 2005). "Dust-enshrouded giants in clusters in the Magellanic Clouds". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 442 (2): 597–613. arXiv: astro-ph/0507571 . Bibcode:2005A&A...442..597V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053528.

1. "NGC 1903". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
2. "SEDS" . Retrieved 2011-03-18.
3. "NED results for object NGC 1903". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
4. "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1903 at Wikimedia Commons